Possession

Witnesses sought

At 4.50pm on Monday April 29 on the A83, near the Argyll Caravan Park, Inveraray, a silver Volvo, heading southbound, allegedly overtook vehicles and almost caused a headon collision with oncoming traffic. Police are trying to identify the car and driver involved. Should you have information, please phone 101 or anonymously through Crimestoppers (online or by phone: 0800 555 111) or email using the Contact Us form on Police Scotland’s website. Please quote crime reference CR/0155453/24.

Dangerous driving

Police on patrol at 11.20pm on Friday May 3 noted a vehicle to allegedly be driving at excessive speed near to Lochgilphead High School Joint Campus. Officers were unable to stop the vehicle but in the early hours of Saturday May 4, officers traced it to a nearby address. An 18-year-old driver was arrested and later cautioned and charged with road traffic offences including dangerous driving and failing to stop.

Assault

Two men reportedly had an altercation in a licensed premises in the Inveraray area, around 12.30am on Sunday May 5, which is being investigated. Should anyone have information, please phone Police Scotland on 101, anonymously through Crimestoppers (online or by phone: 0800 555 111) or email using the Contact Us form on Police Scotland’s website. Please quote crime reference CR/0161640/24.

Threatening behaviour

About 9am on Thursday May 2, a man entered Lochgilphead Police Station for advice after an alleged altercation with a member of the public the previous day. The 26-year-old reportedly became highly abusive to officers within the police station before making off. He was arrested a short time later. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

No insurance

Police on patrol carried out a routine traffic stop on the A819 at Inveraray at 8pm on Sunday April 28, and during a document check of the 21-year-old driver, it is alleged that there was not a valid certificate of insurance for the driver of the vehicle. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

A vehicle was stopped by police on patrol at 12.30am on Saturday May 4, following a report of a vehicle failing to stop for other officers. The vehicle was traced on the A816 Bridgend. The occupants of the vehicle were searched and 11g of cannabis and other paraphernalia were recovered. An 18-year-old man received a recorded police warning for possession.